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Moonphase...Please -any suggestions...any photos..
Hi All,
I am looking to make a moonphase watch my next purchase and have researched many and it seems that the two that attract me the most are the IWC Perpetual in rose gold with the black face...and / or the Breitling Montbrilliant Olympus which comes in red gold as a limited edition.
I find the IWC a pretty comprhensive watch and appreciate the Northern and southern Hemisphere applications of the moon.
Then the Breitling, while not as much watch does have the circular slide rule which could be useful.
I would appreciate any comment on these two watches as to their readibility, practicality etc.
I would also like to see any photos of alternative suggestions.
Kindest regards,
jack
Moonphase...Please -any suggestions...any photos..
Hi All, I am looking to make a moonphase watch my next purchase and have researched many and it seems that the two that attract me the most are the IWC Perpetual in rose gold with the black face...and / or the Breitling Montbrilliant Olympus which comes i...
I think if you were to hold both side by side
You would notice that the IWC is of much higher quality. It also utilizes an inhouse movement which happens to be one of the best automatic perpetual movements ever made. If price is not an issue, I would definitely suggest picking up the IWC.
Between IWC and Breitling?
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Nicolas is right
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you know me Jack, i...
you know me Jack, i like to throw a low baller into the mix :) when you said 'moonphase' i immediately thought of martin Brauns selene. he is a real astronomical genius. i only have 1 monphase, the Omega Cosmic museum piece, but if i wanted a real proper ...
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And then there is this...
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